diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/textsuggestion.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/textsuggestion.cpp
index f1163e532f2..c1ea7cbf0c6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/textsuggestion.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/textsuggestion.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ bool TextSuggestion::applyLine(TextEditorWidget *widget)
 
 bool TextSuggestion::filterSuggestions(TextEditorWidget *widget)
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(widget);
+
     QTextCursor c = m_suggestion.range.begin.toTextCursor(sourceDocument());
     c.setPosition(currentPosition(), QTextCursor::KeepAnchor);
     return m_suggestion.text.startsWith(c.selectedText(), Qt::CaseInsensitive);